Terry1954 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 As the two gentlemen before me have observed, a very fine post indeed Bill. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Look who came home No, not the very fierce Jane Avril but Taily the wheel. Sitting insultingly on one of my ancient but not venerable Toulouse Lautrec coasters as if it had been there all along... Right me lad, I'm about to put a stop to that gallop. Rotors on for a test fitting too, a bit of work to do there chaps. Front wheels next, tyres. I hate painting tyres. But it will bring me closer to the finishing line Ooh look, I can see the droop stop indicators, dayglo they was. I need a decent picture now of the rotor blades so I can see whether S-61Ns have the same rotor blade markings as Sea Kings... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Big catchup for me Bill - what a ride! She's looking very smart now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 .Don't you just hate it when this happens? Detailing nicely under weigh (odd 'unknown what?' sensors there ready for going on the nose, white nylon ordered for the life line rigging along the hull sides) then suddenly "Click" as the tail heel leg collopseseses. Really getting excited again, usual default position as a build reaches a climax, then oops! Not sure because I did have one when I built the Sherpa, I may have a spare hanging about. bugger! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Kay Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I’d be carefully drilling into the remains on the hull and the broken bit and fitting a bit of wire to reattach it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Heater's sounds like sage advice, Bill. I'm sure you'll sort it, anyway. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Can't beat sage advice, and in a thymely manner too. C'mon now Bill - No dilly dallying Ok, I'll just get me 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 Almost for the first time in a thread of mine own, I just. Won't. No, won't, see no I won't. As it 'appens I do 'ave two of these. No, not the entire spare kit spare but the section of the (probably/possibly) Revell Sea King bearing the tail rotor and almost improbably the tiny tail wheel with its bizarre attachment method, which I began(as usual) fettling before I got the camera onto the tripod for pictures, so I have used the untouched (not my pain) sprue/runner from a full kit that I have in reserve for my next S-61N up there in the future. Doesn't LOOK kosher to me although who knows huh? So as Heather predicted metal is involved as is drilling, here the replacement bottom bit has been moderately messed with anda hole drilled into the area where the fescalised strut sits in the fork. Not entirely the finished article but you can see where we are now-ish. Here It Comes The upper strut has been a tiny bit reconstructed and reshaped (and yes drilled) to accept the lower link and here it sits under the point of ultimate junctioning... Looks likely to work, shall we have a butcher's? Yes that will do nicely ta... Paintbrush time again, whilst the glue sets. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Told you you'd fix it... Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 Looks better now, methinks. These aircraft were photographed with and without the zig-zag lines running along the lower hull, presumably life-lines for use in ditching or sea landing recovery (sounds an awfully bad idea to me but several pictures of them sploshing around in the "Debsplash" exist, possibly as results of mechanicalisatory bust-ups.) Who knows? The point is shall I add interesting white threads or go for the zagless look? Jury out on that whilst I get on with the construction of new flotbag fittings as seen over to the right of shot. My bench may appear uncharacteristically tidy, this was as a result of an unrequited search for the perfect lower fuselage antenna which I carved from an Airfix Puma antenna, with exactly the right angle and additional thin bits, stuck to the fuselage and left to set. And forgot it was there and began masking for the glossy nose radar dome. It seems Gator's thin wasn't strong enough to prevent escape velocity under accidental knockery... (Usual question: If any of you find an unexpected antenna in Kitspace around your baggingmodelling area please send it home. Tell it Bill really does love it and any idea I was neglecting it was a momentary aberration.) I do not want to have to try for its perfection again, the angle it sits below the fuselage is going to be hell to remake on another one. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 That is splendid! (I never thought I'd say that of a helo, but man!) Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 looking every bit worthy of a Bill build, Bill. It's even splendider than wot Giorgio says (not the sacrilege part - the other bit) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 Not even beginning to like this... No not the horizontal stab, the white lifeline cables for all round my hat the kite's fuselage presumably for potential ditching purposes. It is to my eternal sorrow that I chose Foxtrot Mike when I found some nice pictures of the British Airways colour scheme, later realising she was the only carrier of the scheme with attached lifelines in pictorial picturing. Now it isn't the fact that I need lifelines, I can fettle detail all day every day, but that it has to be white lines for the tight lines. My ever so thin white nylon isn't. White Oh no, it's invisible! Shucks Gosh And lawks! Can anyone recommend a true white very thin 'non-cotton twisted' thread for this application before I do away with them and pretend it all never happened, "not me guv and I wasn't even there on that night honest..." 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 You could always say it's modelled at a point in time before said lines were attached. Assuming there was such a time. But who will ever know if there wasn't? Ian Nice save on the tail wheel! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Looking at this link from wikimedia (I posted the link and the photo appears, so assuming copyright ok), I'm thinking you don't need it very fine at all. How about some white painted fuse wire or similar? Terry 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 That is the picture I am using as the matter of choice🤔 Not sure about the fuse wire answer, working on that next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Bill my good man that was one hell of a catch up. Beautiful work as always. You could paint lead wire too. I have some super thin stuff if you’d like me to post you a bit? Johnny. Ps. Those floats are amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Bill, whenever I have to use thread I soak it in water first then run PVA glue along it to help minimize the stragglers, and it also helps put a set into the thread when dry. Worth a trial run maybe? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 White stretched sprue? If you’ve any white sprue that is…. 14 hours ago, Brandy said: You could always say it's modelled at a point in time before said lines were attached. It stands to reason (on an overwhelming balance of probabilities if you want to get legal about it) that she would have flown without them lines from time to time. So it’s really only the ingrained modellers masochistic tendency that’s driving you to recreate them Bill 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 17 hours ago, hendie said: Bill, whenever I have to use thread I soak it in water first then run PVA glue along it to help minimize the stragglers, and it also helps put a set into the thread when dry. Worth a trial run maybe? Trying it as we speak Alan Watery (why does it do that? Anyone?) Cockpit Glue 560 running down the weighted cotton thread. I think I will need to drill the holes out wider for the anchor ropes... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Well I gave it a try, how does she look? Time to begin greebling 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 And I mean it! Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 That looks pretty spectacular Bill. Did the wet thread/pva glue work? Or did you resort to some other form of witchcraft? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Cockpit glue Alan, brilliant suggestion. 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Great NO stunning result Bill Stay safe Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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